William Chittick

Hardback, 160 pages

9781851683871

The importance of Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) for Islamic mysticism lies in the fact that he was a speculative thinker of the highest order, albeit diffuse and difficult to understand. His central doctrine is the unity of all existence. In this text, William Chittick explores how, through the work of Ibn Al-Arabi, Sufism moves away from anguished and ascetic searchings of the heart and conscience and becomes a matter of speculative philosophy and theosophy.

Contents

Ibn Arabi’s Life

1 THE MUHAMMADAN INHERITANCE

2 THE LOVER OF GOD

3 THE DIVINE ROOTS OF LOVE

4 THE COSMOLOGY OF REMEMBRANCE

5 KNOWLEDGE AND REALIZATION

6 TIME, SPACE, AND THE OBJECTIVITY OF ETHICAL NORMS

7 THE IN-BETWEEN

8 THE DISCLOSURE OF THE INTERVENING IMAGE

9 THE HERMENEUTICS OF MERCY